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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hornblower and the Penalty of Failure.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Hornblower supposed to take his first captured vessel?
(a) The nearest trading port.
(b) The dock in the channel.
(c) The central naval port.
(d) The nearest English port.

2. What does Hornblower do when he suspects the hull of the captured ship was breached?
(a) Measures the gait in the water.
(b) Sounds the well.
(c) Checks for holes.
(d) Asks the crew of the ship.

3. What weapon does Hornblower hold to protect himself against the French men after losing the Marie Galant?
(a) Sword.
(b) Pistol.
(c) Musket.
(d) Club.

4. What is the name of the ship that finds Hornblower after he loses the Marie Galant?
(a) Panic.
(b) Pique.
(c) Ploy.
(d) Plunder.

5. What is the name of the first captured ship Hornblower is assigned to take to shore?
(a) Marie Galant.
(b) May Gentile.
(c) Galant Mary.
(d) Gentle Marie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Hornblower and his crew go when they abandon the first captured ship Hornblower was given command over?

2. Which part of the boat does Hornblower confine the French men to after losing the Marie Galant?

3. What are crews called that take captured vessels into port?

4. What does Hornblower have the crew do to try and save the captured ship before evacuating it as a lost cause?

5. What is the first thing Hornblower sets about repairing on board his first captured vessel?

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